Voluntary Giving

763 questions

If a son performs a righteous deed, will he be rewarded for it, and will his deceased father receive a reward similar to his because he is his son? And if a son is blessed with righteous offspring, will he be rewarded for their good deeds, and will his father also be rewarded?
Is it permissible for a university student from Ahl al-Bayt to receive assistance from the Zakat Fund, or is it considered a Sadaqah that is not permissible for him?
Is participation in the cost of a water pump in a village considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for a deceased mother, and does this charity continue if the pump ceases to function?
Is it permissible to give charity with the intention of it being an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for family, friends, and one's fiancé?
Is donating a small monthly sum to the Orphan Welfare Society considered Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity) or orphan sponsorship?
Is it obligatory for a Muslim to investigate the circumstances of the recipient of charity, and is one rewarded if they unknowingly give charity to a transgressor?
Is the monthly amount paid for sponsoring an orphan considered ongoing charity (ṣadaqah jāriyah) for the deceased father, and can the one giving charity sponsor another orphan for himself?
Is the amount of money, equivalent to 10% of his profits, that a husband spends with the intention of donating it for the sake of Allah included in his annual Zakat funds, or is it separate from them?
What are the conditions for ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), and is writing a house over to a relative—knowing that the homeowner has no children and his siblings are poor—considered ongoing charity?
Is it permissible for a husband to inform his wife about his acts of charity without diminishing the reward?
Is it possible to answer my question about Sadaqah, not Zakat, without referring to previous fatwas?
Is the reward for the one striving on behalf of the widow and the orphan counted for each of them individually, or for both of them together? And is establishing a project for orphans from private funds considered a permanent sponsorship for them and their mother? And is it a condition that they be in dire need of money for the same reward to be counted?
What can I do for my deceased daughter, who was keen on matters of her religion, to increase her rewards and good deeds in the month of Ramadan, and how do I deal with her loss?
Is it permissible to give charity from money previously acquired through unlawful means—while unaware of its unlawfulness at the time—to a relative who is about to get married, especially since this relative requested a loan and the giver has no money to lend him?
Is the value of the deceased's medical bill considered a debt that must be paid after his death? And what should be done with the donated amount if the hospital accepts the appeal and waives the claim for the debt, or if it rejects the appeal, should the bill be paid from his estate?
How can a couple repent for anal intercourse with the wife, is an expiation required for their act, can pregnancy result from this act, and what is the ruling on such a fetus?
Can the son of the paternal uncle inherit, and is it permissible to make a bequest to a righteous person who is not among the heirs?
What is the ruling on giving zakat al-mal to one's brother if he is unemployed and owns a one-room house and only 5,000 riyals?
Is it permissible to make an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) from the husband's money on behalf of his wife's deceased father, even though the deceased has children who are capable of giving charity?
Is Zakat and sadaqah obligatory upon a woman who is in a difficult financial situation, sometimes cannot find food, and has a working son, knowing that she does not wear hijab and does not pray?
What are ongoing charities (Sadaqa Jariyah)? Do Islamic tapes count as one of them? And does the reward reach those for whom I intended the charity when I donate a small amount on my behalf and on theirs?
Are the vouchers for breaking the fast of a fasting person, which are purchased from charities, considered an act of charity (sadaqah)?
Is placing a refrigerator in the mosque considered providing water and an ongoing charity (sadaqa jariyah) for the deceased if the water is taken from the mosque's own water supply?
Is it permissible to stop giving 50 pounds monthly to the poor and needy, and to use the amount for a personal need, such as the wife's childbirth?

Voluntary Giving

If a son performs a righteous deed, will he be rewarded for it, and will his deceased father receive a reward similar to his because he is his son? And if a son is blessed with righteous offspring, will he be rewarded for their good deeds, and will his father also be rewarded?

Is it permissible for a university student from Ahl al-Bayt to receive assistance from the Zakat Fund, or is it considered a Sadaqah that is not permissible for him?

Is participation in the cost of a water pump in a village considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for a deceased mother, and does this charity continue if the pump ceases to function?

Is it permissible to give charity with the intention of it being an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for family, friends, and one's fiancé?

Is donating a small monthly sum to the Orphan Welfare Society considered Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity) or orphan sponsorship?

Is it obligatory for a Muslim to investigate the circumstances of the recipient of charity, and is one rewarded if they unknowingly give charity to a transgressor?

Is the monthly amount paid for sponsoring an orphan considered ongoing charity (ṣadaqah jāriyah) for the deceased father, and can the one giving charity sponsor another orphan for himself?

Is the amount of money, equivalent to 10% of his profits, that a husband spends with the intention of donating it for the sake of Allah included in his annual Zakat funds, or is it separate from them?

What are the conditions for ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), and is writing a house over to a relative—knowing that the homeowner has no children and his siblings are poor—considered ongoing charity?

Is it permissible for a husband to inform his wife about his acts of charity without diminishing the reward?

Is it possible to answer my question about Sadaqah, not Zakat, without referring to previous fatwas?

What can I do for my deceased daughter, who was keen on matters of her religion, to increase her rewards and good deeds in the month of Ramadan, and how do I deal with her loss?

Is it permissible to give charity from money previously acquired through unlawful means—while unaware of its unlawfulness at the time—to a relative who is about to get married, especially since this relative requested a loan and the giver has no money to lend him?

Is the value of the deceased's medical bill considered a debt that must be paid after his death? And what should be done with the donated amount if the hospital accepts the appeal and waives the claim for the debt, or if it rejects the appeal, should the bill be paid from his estate?

How can a couple repent for anal intercourse with the wife, is an expiation required for their act, can pregnancy result from this act, and what is the ruling on such a fetus?

Can the son of the paternal uncle inherit, and is it permissible to make a bequest to a righteous person who is not among the heirs?

What is the ruling on giving zakat al-mal to one's brother if he is unemployed and owns a one-room house and only 5,000 riyals?

Is it permissible to make an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) from the husband's money on behalf of his wife's deceased father, even though the deceased has children who are capable of giving charity?

Is Zakat and sadaqah obligatory upon a woman who is in a difficult financial situation, sometimes cannot find food, and has a working son, knowing that she does not wear hijab and does not pray?

What are ongoing charities (Sadaqa Jariyah)? Do Islamic tapes count as one of them? And does the reward reach those for whom I intended the charity when I donate a small amount on my behalf and on theirs?

Are the vouchers for breaking the fast of a fasting person, which are purchased from charities, considered an act of charity (sadaqah)?

Is placing a refrigerator in the mosque considered providing water and an ongoing charity (sadaqa jariyah) for the deceased if the water is taken from the mosque's own water supply?

Is it permissible to stop giving 50 pounds monthly to the poor and needy, and to use the amount for a personal need, such as the wife's childbirth?